Ticket-holding device



May 24, 1927. 1,629,682

H. CROOM TICKET HOLDING DEVICE Filed Jan. lO, 1925 '-f-mvd" 32 .ununjvlenord.

Patented May 24, 1927.

UNITED STATESv HARDY CROOM, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

TICKET-HOLDING DEVICE.

Application filed January 10, 1925.

This invention relates to transfer tickets and the like and has for its object the provision of a device adapted to hold a pad oi such tickets adjustably in position to present a part ot a ticket tor separation troni the body of the ticket along a selected line of severance, which severance line may be varied trom time to time7 t'or the purpose of indicatingT the approximate time ot issue of the ticket.

Fig. l is a plan view of the invention with a pad of transfer tickets disposed therein.

Fig. is aside view ot Fig. l.

Fig. Sl is a plan view of the detached portion ot the transfer ticket.

Atransfer ticket adapted tor use in conn/ecs tion with this invention comprises a rectangular paper strip l0 having a plurality ot transversely-printed rows ot litiires l2` otl which a selected one of the figures is adapted to indicate the appr iximatertinie ot issue ot the transfer ticket. The device embodying;` this invention is arranged to support a pad ot' such strips in such a manner that a portion ol the strip niay be detached troni the body of the strip along such a line of severance that the last ligure on the detached portion l0 indicates approximately the time of issue ot the transfer ticket.

The ticket-holding device embodying the invention includes a relatively flat rectan gular supportingr plate l4 which may be t'ornied or provided with screw-recelvingr apertures lt by which the device may be attached to a suitable support. The trent tace ol said plate may be formed or provided With a plurality of transversely-disposed teeth 18 located adjacent one of the narrower edges of the plate, whereby to aid in holding a pad oi transfer tickets lirinly on the t'ront tace ot the plate.

A holdingP frame is associated with said plate and is adapted to bear against the top face of the ticket-pad. Said trame includes a plate 20 disposed above the supportingr plate and provided with a pair of parallel and integrally-formed arms 22 which depend over and extend along the opposite sides of the supportingplate. The ends ot said arms are integral with a pressure bar 24a which is disposed transversely above said supporting plate. Said holding frame is hingedly-connected with the supportingr plate by means including two spaced arms 26, which arms extend rearwardly from said plate 20 in approximately parallel Serial No. 1,713.

relation and through slots 28 formed in said supporting;` plate. Said arins 2G are tixed to the ends of a hinge-shaft 30, which shaft is dsposed within a housingr 3Q carried by the rear tace et the supportingF plate. A spring 34 disposed within said housingil and is connected with said housing and said shaft in such a manner as to exert a pressure on said holding trame in a direction to move it toward the supporting plate.

A pad of transfer tickets l0 is adapted to be disposed between the supporting plate and the holding` trame; and the holding;` irauxe is provided with means by which a portion ot a ticket may be severed from the body thereof in such a way that any selected time-ligure l2 on the ticket may be the last figure on the ticket. The ticket-severing ineans conipri. a knite-blade 3G. which knit'e blade is A.ecured on the lower tace ol and approximately co-extensive with the pressure-bar 24 ot the holding' traine and may be fixed in such position in any suitable manner, as by the rivets 38. Said knifeblade is termed with two stepped and ap proxiniately parallel cutting edges 4t) and 42 and the diagonally-disposed and connecting cutting edile 44. "he cutting edge is shorter than the cutting edge 4() and is spaced ahead ot said cutting edge by a distance about equal to the spacing` ot the rows ot tinie-tigures l2 on the transfer ticket.

lVhen a transfer ticket is to be issued with one ot the intermediate time-figures of a row as the last ligure on the ticket as, for instance, the ligure 4:30, the ticket is disposed beneath the knife blade in a manner as to position the long cutting edge 4() beneath the transverse row including` this figure and the diagonal cutting edge immediately aiter this ligure; and the ticket will be severed along the line of cutting edges as illustrated in Fig. 3, Where 46 represents the line of severance.

The cutting edge is adapted to have a length sutlicient to extend entirely across the transfer ticket, so that the last figure in a line of time-figures may be included in the severed ticket; and the cutting edge 49. is adapted to have a length suflicient to extend entirely across the ticket from between the llrst and second gures ot' a rovv, so that the ticket may be severed to bear, as its last tigure. any figure in a row of figures.

The side arms 22 of the holding frame may be formed or provided With opposed a plurality ot tcetl in thru portion disposed beneath said knit'e blade and yielding means urging said traine and knit'e blade toward said plate.

.t ticket holding device cornilirising a supporting plate t'or a ticket. a holding traine disposed above said plate and including a plate having a hiaged-connection with said supporting plate at one end. said traine including a pair ol artnr: iittegral with said fraine-ililate and exten-:led in parallel relation along the opposite side edges oil .said supporting plate, a betr disposed trait-:ver ly above said supporting plate and integral with said arms. a initie-blade carried by the lower face Ot said bar, said knife-blade having two stepped and approximately parallel cutting edges and an intermediate diagonal connecting cutting edgev` and yielding means urging said traine, and kuil'e blade toward said supporting plate.

5. A ticket holding device comprising a flat supporting plate formed with a pair of spaced Slots in one end thereof, a springhinge member carried by the rear face ot .said supporting plate between said slots, a holding traine disposed above said supporting' traine and including a traine-plate having two integral arms which are extended rearwardly and through said slots in said supporting plate and have connection with said spring-hinge ineinbcrv` said traine-plate having a pair ot integral spaced parallel arms which depend over and extend along the opposite side edges of said supporting plate and a connecting bar integral with said arms and disposed transversely above said supporting plate., and a kni't'e blade carried by the lower tace et said connecting` bar. said knife blade having two approximately parallel and stepped cutting edges and an intermediate diagonal connecting cutting edge, all ot which cutting edges are adapted te be disposed t'or operative relation with a ticket carried by said supporting plaie beneath said knife-blade,

l. )i ticket holding device ci'iinprising a llat supporting plate tornied with a pair ot' spiced yslots in one end thcreo't'7 a springhinge member carried by the rear t'ace ot said supporting plate between said slots, a holding traine dispof-ied above said Supporting` t'ranie and including a traine-plate having two integral arias which are extended rearwardly and through said slots in ,said supporting plate and have connection with :':pring-hinge nieinber, said traine-plate having a pair of integral spaced parallel arinsf which depend over and extend along opposite side edges ot said supporting te and a connecting bar integral with l arins and ilisposed transversely above said supporting plate` and a knite blade carried by the lower tace ot said connecting` bar. said knit'e blade having two approximately parallel aA d stepped cutting edges and an intermediate diagonal connecting cutting edge, all ot which cutting edges are adapted to be disposed tor operative relation with a ticket carried by said supporting plate beneath said knife-blade, said parallel arins having opposed struck-out portions providing tinger grips for raising said holding traine above said supporting plate. and said supporting plate having a plurality of transversely-disposed teeth formed in that portion thereof disposed beneath said knife, blade,

ln testimony whereof, l have signed niy naine to this specification.

llAhDY (HUOM. 

